Chintakindi Mallesham – Padma Shri Awardee (2017) & Innovator of Laxmi ASU Machine . Born in a traditional weaver’s family in Sharjipet village, Aler Mandal, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district, Telangana , Mallesham is a school dropout (Class VII) who revolutionised the Pochampalli handloom industry. He invented the Laxmi Automatic Silk Winding (ASU) Machine , which reduces the drudgery of the manual Asu process – a hand‑winding technique requiring 9,000 to‑and‑fro movements (4‑5 hours per sari). The machine cuts the time to 1.5 hours per sari, increases productivity to 6‑8 saris per day, and has transformed the lives of thousands of weaver families. He received the Padma Shri in 2017 under the …

Bhakta Ramadasu (Kancherla Gopanna / Bhadrachala Ramadasu) – one of the greatest saint‑poets and composers of Carnatic music (1620–1688 CE). Born in Nelakondapalli (Bhadradri Kothagudem district, Telangana) , he was a Tahsildar of Palvancha Paragana under the Qutb Shahi ruler Abdul Hasan Tana Shah. His intense devotion to Lord Rama led him to build the famous Sri Seetha Ramachandra Swamy temple at Bhadrachalam using tax revenues, for which he was imprisoned for 12 years. Legend says Lord Rama and Lakshmana themselves appeared as young men, paid the dues to the Nawab, and secured his release. Ramadasu is renowned for his Ramadasu Keertanalu (devotional songs) and the classical Telugu poetry c…

Gateway for innovation T-Hub located in Gachibowli, Rangareddy District, Telangana, India is designed for technology related start-ups, and its mission is to catalyse the creation of one of the tightest and most vibrant entrepreneur communities in the world in order to encourage and fuel more start-up success stories in India. T Hub is an incubator, but also a unique public-private partnership between the government of Telangana, IIIT-Hyderabad, ISB and NALSAR, and other private sector players.  The first phase of T-Hub was formally launched by E. S. L. Narasimhan, Governor of Telangana and Ratan Tata, Chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons, and Telangana IT & Panchayat Raj Minister K. T. Rama …

Telangana shows the way in restoring village tanks. The Mission Kakatiya programme is all set to go national. Niti Aayog, the central body that replaced the Planning Commission, is expected to push for the adoption of the Telangana government's programme of rejuvenating small and medium irrigation and village tanks in other states. A silent transformation is taking place across rural Telangana as the country’s newest state has emerged as a role model in rejuvenating minor irrigation tank system, a lifeline for small and marginal farmers. “Mission Kakatiya”, a flagship programme of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) government to restore centuries-old village tanks through people’s partic…

Makar Sankranti marks the sun’s entry into Capricorn (Makara rashi), a rare solar‑fixed festival in the Hindu calendar falling on 14/15 January. Unlike lunar celebrations, Sankranti’s stability arises from the sidereal zodiac, creating a unique temporal anchor for harvest rites. This study examines the astronomical foundations, four‑day agrarian cycle (Bhogi, Sankranti, Kanuma, Mukkanuma), and symbolic technologies — from sesame‑jaggery (tilgul) exchange as social lubrication to kite‑flying as heliotherapeutic practice. Drawing on ethnography across Telangana, Maharashtra and Gujarat, we argue that Sankranti weaves together celestial transition, pastoral gratitude and community cat…

📍 Kalabgur Temple (Sri Kasi Vishweshwara Temple) is located in Kalpagooru (Kalabgur) village , near the Manjeera Barrage , about 4 km from Sangareddy town in Sangareddy district, Telangana . The temple dates back to the 11th century AD and was built during the Kakatiya dynasty . It is a Trikootaalayamu – a triple shrine complex housing three deities: Sri Kasi Vishweshwara (Shiva) in the southern sanctum, Sri Venugopala Swamy (Krishna) in the northern sanctum, and Sri Anantha Padmanabha Swamy (Vishnu) in the western sanctum. The temple is known for its unique architectural style reminiscent of the Thousand Pillar Temple in Warangal . A fascinating legend states that the temple was b…